Elizabeth Florio

Atlanta

Writer and editor responsible for two small humans. Curating digital content at @gardenandgun. COVID long-hauler. Opinions my own.

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Lawrence Weeks’s Crawfish Dip

1 month ago | gardenandgun.com | Elizabeth Florio |Lawrence Weeks

Recipe 6–8 servings An easy-breezy Louisiana favorite The name of Louisville speakeasy North of Bourbon isn’t just a nod to the Bluegrass State’s signature spirit. It’s also an homage to New Orleans’ Bourbon Street and the kind of foods one might enjoy there. So when the restaurant’s James Beard–nominated executive chef, Lawrence Weeks, stopped by the G&G offices to participate in a dip-making challenge, he naturally pulled inspiration from the bayou.
What’s the Secret to a Great Margarita?

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Elizabeth Florio

NH Chronicle: At Canterbury Aleworks, all guests 'have a stake in this place,' owner saysThis Canterbury nano-brewery has been around for more than a decade and has a tasting room that features more than a dozen rotating beers and, at times, live music.
James London’s “Fancy Ranch” Caviar Dip

1 month ago | gardenandgun.com | Elizabeth Florio |James A. London

James London has cooked in kitchens in New York City and San Francisco and earned James Beard Award nods for his work at his Charleston seafood restaurant, Chubby Fish, but he’s determined to stay humble. In his hands, crème fraîche with shallots, chives, and lemon zest becomes “Fancy Ranch.” He loves caviar but hates its “hoity-toity” reputation. “Whenever we do a caviar presentation, we try to make it really casual and approachable,” he says.
A Masters-Inspired Cocktail Featuring Georgia Peaches and Tea

2 months ago | gardenandgun.com | Elizabeth Florio |Jarrett Holborough

Other than Amen Corner at Augusta National, the best place to spend an April Sunday in Georgia might be a patio on the Atlanta BeltLine. Few such patios are more popular than the one at Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall, a 10,000-square-foot oasis of umbrella-shaded picnic tables, firepits, and freestanding bars in vintage campers, all of which overlooks a lively parade of joggers, bar crawlers, and scooter riders on the BeltLine’s Eastside Trail.
On Appalachia Borealis, Phil Cook Blends Piano and Birdsong

2 months ago | gardenandgun.com | Elizabeth Florio |Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, perhaps a touch ironically, “You must hear the bird’s song without attempting to render it into nouns and verbs…Cannot we let the morning be?” Surely the poet and essayist wouldn’t have objected to distilling a few chirps and warbles into music, as Phil Cook does on Appalachia Borealis, a singular new piano album inspired by the winged residents of the North Carolina Piedmont.
Sample What’s New (and Never Changing) in Savannah

Mar 25, 2025 | gardenandgun.com | Elizabeth Florio |Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

Where: Savannah, GeorgiaWhen: year-roundIf you like: urban escapes, history, dining and drinksWhy you should go: Savannah is fresh off a thirtieth birthday of sorts: The year 1994 had been a momentous one, with John Berendt revealing the city’s seductive underbelly with the publication of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Tom Hanks doling out life lessons from a picturesque downtown bench in Forrest Gump.
Journey Through American History at the Legacy Sites

Mar 25, 2025 | gardenandgun.com | Elizabeth Florio |Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

Where: Montgomery, AlabamaWhen: year-roundIf you like: historyWhy you should go: Nestled between a bucolic bend of the Alabama River and active railroad tracks built by enslaved Black people in the nineteenth century, Montgomery’s Freedom Monument Sculpture Park opened last year as the third stop in what is known as the Legacy Sites. Each is powerful on its own; taken together, they represent arguably the nation’s most immersive and affecting reckoning with its racist history.
Honor a Remarkable Former President in Atlanta

Mar 25, 2025 | gardenandgun.com | Elizabeth Florio |Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

Where: Atlanta, GeorgiaWhen: year-roundIf you like: history, gardensWhy you should go: When Jimmy Carter died in December at the age of one hundred, the world remembered not just the Georgia peanut farmer who occupied the White House from 1977 to 1981 but the global humanitarian who strove to alleviate suffering for decades after. Both roles are on display in a crescent-shaped cluster of circular buildings crowning a bucolic hilltop near downtown Atlanta.
New Video: Ghost Hounds Channel the Eighties on “She Runs Hot”

Mar 14, 2025 | gardenandgun.com | Elizabeth Florio |Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

Band shakeups, while common enough, usually bring their share of drama. Swapping out your lead singer is an especially delicate move. But Ghost Hounds have managed to do just that without missing a beat in their formidable schedule. Between 2019 and 2023, the country-rock ensemble released four full-length albums while grinding it out on the road, opening for the likes of the Rolling Stones, Bob Seger, ZZ Top, Garth Brooks, and Guns N’ Roses. But frontman Tre Nation decided to pursue other dreams.
Sarah McCombie’s Lemon Chess Pie

Feb 18, 2025 | gardenandgun.com | Elizabeth Florio

Food & Drink The Chatham Rabbits singer shares a treasured family recipe and reflects on finding inspiration from the past—and savoring the present Sarah McCombie has an heirloom heart. As one half of the North Carolina roots duo the Chatham Rabbits, she pays homage to a wagon-wheel-worn, red-dirt-stamped music genre with her clawhammer banjo and lilting voice that gives shades of folk heroine Nanci Griffith.